31.   The U.S.-made Sikorsky transport helicopter was hit by rebel gunfire but managed to land, the officials said, speaking on the customary condition of anonymity.

32.   Thirteen U.S. servicemen, including Garcia, were killed or lost when their helicopter was hit by a rocket from Khmer Rouge troops.

33.   They suspected the helicopter was hit by a grenade fired by separatist Tamil rebels hiding in the jungles surrounding the base.

34.   Three bullets from two separate high-caliber weapons hit the helicopter in rapid succession.

35.   A French UN helicopter was hit by gunfire from Bosnian government troops on Thursday and had to make an emergency landing, a UN spokesman said.

36.   An Israeli helicopter was hit by a rocket, he said.

37.   The spokesman said the helicopter was hit several times by anti-aircraft and small arms fire while flying from the southern Croatian port of Split to Sarajevo.

38.   Serb gunmen temporarily grounded UN helicopters at Sarajevo airport after a helicopter was hit Thursday by three rounds as it approached the airport.

39.   The helicopter was hit by machinegun fire on Sunday, Interfax quoted unnamed sources as saying.